Documentation Salary Survey – Write the Docs

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Basis of
employment

Your responses here determine which set of questions you’ll be shown in the next step.

First, let us know what kind of employment you’ve had in the past year.

Based on feedback from previous surveys, we use “contractor” as a shorthand term to cover independent contractors, freelance operators, self-employed people and small business owners – anyone who is not a regular salaried employee.

In the past year, I have worked as:*

Current
employment status

As an employee, currently:*
As a contractor or freelancer, currently:*

Additional
instructions

For those who have worked as both an employee and as a contractor in the past year.

We’re going to show you questions for both employees and contractors.

Some of the questions may have different answers depending on whether you’re considering them as an employee or as a contractor. In these cases, you can:

  • answer as whichever you spent the most time working as (in the past year); or
  • answer as whichever you earned the most income from; or
  • answer as whichever is the most regular mode of working for you.

If you’re not
currently working

As an employee:
Please fill out the survey as though you were still working at your last job.

As a contractor:
Please fill out the survey as though you were still working at your last contract or with your last freelance client.

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